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0. O. PINE. STRING PASTENER.

Patented July 30 INVENTOH v Mimi/0% WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. PINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STRlNG-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patent No. 543,751, dated July30, 1895.

E To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. PINE, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved String-Fastener, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to fasteners for shoes, corsets, and otherarticles to be laced and its object is to provide a new and improvedfas-.

tener which is simple and durable in construction and arranged tosecurely hold the string end in position without tying the string orusing springs, jaws, &c., the fastener being more especially designedfor use with flat strings.

' The invention consists of a body-piece adapted to be fastened to theshoe, corset, or other article, and formed with a narrow slot for thepassage of a flat string, the slot being arranged in alignment with theback-pull exerted by the string, which latter passes flat over thebody-piece and twists upon entering the slot.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe provided with the improvement.Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the improvement, and Figs. 3and at are like views of modified forms of the improvement.

The improved string-fastener is preferabl made of a single piece ofsheet metal, and is provided with a back plate A adapted to be securedby prongs or other means to the article on which the fastener is to beapplied. Thus, as shown in Fig. 1, for instance, the article isrepresented by a shoe, and the plate A is attached to the shoe near theupper end thereof and at one side of the buttons, as is plainlyindicated in the said figure.

From the plate A extends an overhanging portion A, forming with the backplate A a' slot A extending longitudinally with the open end from thedirection inv which the string is passed to the fastener, it being un-Application filed March 20, 1895.

Serial No. 542,497. (No model.)

derstood that when the flat string is stretched from the uppermostbutton on the shoe over the solid portion A of the part A and is thenpassed, flat, through the narrow slot A, then the string twists, as atO, atits entrance to the slot A Now it will be seen that when aback-pull is exerted on the string 0 from the uppermost button on theshoe B the string is not pulled out of the slot A owing to the twist inthe string end at the entrance to the slot A Thus it will be seen thatthe flat string lies flat over the portion A and is then twisted andextends vertically downward in the slot, as is plainly indicated in Fig.2. As the back-pull is in alignment with the slot A the string end willbe securely held in the slot.

As illustrated in Fig. 3 the back plate B is provided with anoverhanging part B, made circular in shape and forming with the backplate a slot B for the passage of the string C the latter resting withits fiat portion on the top B of the overhanging part B previous toentering the slot B A- second segmental slot B is formed in the part B,so that the string, after having passed through the slot B can be alsopassed through the segmental slot B so as to very firmly and securelyhold the string in place.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the back plate D is provided at its upper endwith a horizontallyextending plate D, formed with a slot D for thepassage of the string 0 and a second plate D extends from the lower endof the back plate D and is likewise provided with a narrow slot Dextending, however, in an op posite direction to the slot D The string 0is passed through both slots, as indicated, so as to securely holdthe'string end in place.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described a very simple fasteneris provided, which, however, is adapted to securely hold the string endin position, it being understood that no tying of the stringsisnecessary, as only the string-end has to be passed through the slot tofasten the string in place.

Having thus fully described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent A fastener for shoe and other laces, consistingof a plate provided with means whereby too with which it is used andhaving projected outwardly therefrom two auxiliary plates in each ofwhich is formed a slot; of an approximate width equal to the thicknessof the lace 5 in connection with which it is used, the said slots beingoppositely disposed in their respective auxiliary plates and being ofuniform width throughout their length, suhstam tially as described.

CHARLES C. PINE.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, G. SEDGWICK.

